[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-first-demonic-dragon":3,"chapter-first-demonic-dragon-first-demonic-dragon-chapter-573":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","First Demonic Dragon",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1078412,1393,"Chapter 573 Nyx the Yoga Instructor?","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-573",573,"\u003Cp>Once Abaddon was no longer a raging incarnation of creation's final destination, the forgotten seemed to lose their previous aggression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, they sank back into the background of their own accord as the world around them slowly returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The angels were incredibly worse for wear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No longer airborne or upright, each of them were on the ground trembling as they tried to forget the hell they had just witnessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unbeknownst to them, the fact that they were even still sane at all was a true testament to their power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sif's head was currently sandwiched between the breasts of Lisa so that she wouldn't see something she wouldn't recover from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though currently, she was still undergoing a sort of traumatic experience that she would remember for the rest of her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Abaddon returned to his normal state, a massive migraine nearly knocked him onto his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Easy, honey.\" Like an angel, Lailah used her smaller body to support her husband by wrapping his arm around her shoulder. \"What's the matter with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she was in physical contact with her husband, Lailah could sense that there was nothing internally wrong with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His energy levels were fine, he wasn't sweaty, out of breath, wounded, or horny, so she didn't understand the sudden dizzy spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's dealing with a sort of migraine, Dear Lailah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nyx descended towards the couple like a goddess of knowledge ready to impart wisdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's been so long since I've seen this sort of thing I forgot that it was even possible. You overexerted yourself when you're still just a baby... how cute.\" she giggled coquettishly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't everyone a baby to you when you're older than dirt?\" Evidently, Abaddon wasn't so tired that he was incapable of slinging unkind remarks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're practically the same age, you beast!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no idea what you're talking about. I just turned 40.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A lie don't care who tell it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon looked bewildered. \"Where the hell are you learning all this southern slang from!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My son!\" Nyx smiled proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jesus...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"N-Nevermind that for now!\" Nyx said as she waived her hand. \"As I was trying to explain, you lost your head for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A problem with being living personifications of concepts is that sometimes our personalities can be drowned out by the enormity of what we are.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It usually only happens when we first come into being, as we don't know how to properly 'center' ourselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It doesn't usually make us quite so angry, but you are oblivion, my dear dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you are unfocused, your instincts will have you devour... everything, until all is you, and you are all. I daresay you have to be more careful than most.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon sighed as he clutched his forehead. \"So then... how do I fix this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yoga?\" Nyx shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't have to be that specifically, but that is the general idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You need to reach true inner peace within yourself and build your mind up so that you are unshakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you know who you are and understand yourself, you needn't fear the loss of your personality ever again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As her words sank in, Abaddon and Lailah leaned in like they were waiting for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What? Why're you two looking at me like that??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon: \"Wow...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lailah: \"I was really expecting for there to be some kind of pervy comment after that , but... there's really nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon: \"It''s a miracle, babe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lailah: \"Indeed it is, honey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vein bulged in Nyx's head as she showed a smile that was not a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honestly... What do you two think of me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon and Lailah opened their mouths to answer in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unsurprisingly, Nyx covered their mouths at the last moment to protect her peace. \"Nevermind, don't tell me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pair rolled their eyes in unison, as they proceeded to tell her telepathically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Rude.\" she muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the rest of the wives started to trickle over one by one with Tati in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon felt his heart clench at the sight of the burn on his wife's left cheek that was healing so much slower than it should have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shyly, the young woman twirled her fingers unconsciously as she walked up to her husband with her head down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tatiana wasn't afraid that Abaddon would yell at her, but she was more than a little fearful of the fact that he might be disappointed in her performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon removed his arm from around Lailah's neck and cupped Tati's face in one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever so gently, he kissed her burned cheek while exhaling onto her skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar warm and inviting feeling encompassed her face that made her temporarily shed a tear of bliss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once her husband pulled away, it was revealed that her burn had almost completely healed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally met her husband's gaze and found him smiling at her softly; taking her completely by surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Feeling alright?\" He asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"O-Oh, yes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Using lightning as a surfboard... I have to say I'm pretty impressed, my dear. I don't know if I would have thought of that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tatiana's face slowly beamed with pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hours she spent practicing with Seras in training and even Lisa to understand lightning appeared to have been put to good use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without understanding why, she hugged her husband tight enough to snap him in half, and he returned her affection in the same way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"M-Mmh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Easy now, my boy... try to rest...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Abaddon looked over his shoulder at Asherah and Michael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twin of Lucifer was lying on the ground with his head in his mother's lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Abaddon had done for Tati, she was healing the burns on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was a much more... unfruitful process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his anger, Abaddon not only got even with Michael, but perhaps went overboard with it as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A horrendous burn in the shape of a handprint covered Michael's entire face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if that weren't bad enough, his nostrils and mouth were completely melted shut like a bar of chocolate on a summer day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon walked past the rest of the archangels who were standing in his pathwithout even sparing them a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or more accurate to say that they couldn't spare him one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that scene that they had witnessed earlier... they didn't even want to sniff Abaddon, let alone look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fear had been ingrained into them that they couldn't possibly hope to understand, fight against, or escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few months ago, they were worried that the gods were in too much of a panic over Abaddon's resurrection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they were worried that perhaps they hadn't panicked enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon took a knee beside Michael and Asherah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He inhaled deeply before expelling a wave of aether over his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asherah's abilities may not have been able to heal him before, but it appeared as though Abaddon's power worked just fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Michael's face slowly regained it's movie star good looks, Asherah turned to Abaddon with a small amount of surprise on her usual robotic expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Don't look at me like that.\" Abaddon folded his arms in annoyance. \"I also have children… I fully understand the pain that comes with seeing them hurt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asherah briefly smiled to herself as she watched Michael continue to improve. \"Ever the merciful one, aren't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe there are many who would disagree with that claim.\" Abaddon glanced at the lingering archangels with a cold gaze and chuckled as they backed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps… but I believe that sometimes kindness is a luxury that not everyone has the privilege to express.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And you, for all of your flaws and shortcomings, have attempted to be kind on many occasions that did not directly benefit you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is why we have no qualms about putting our faith in you during this life. And why I do not resent you for the choices you make, even if I do not always agree with them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Abaddon looked like the one who was floored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, he was stunned by the grace of a woman who was much more kind and understanding than he could have ever hoped to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon felt as if he could have sat in a remote cave and meditated for years on end, and he still wouldn't have achieved the level of self control that the mother goddess had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael finally sat up, and his first instinct was to back away from the black monster at his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shhh, easy now…\" Asherah soothed. \"No one is going to hurt you now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael's cheeks turned slightly red at his mother's coddling, as well as the fact that Abaddon was seeing him on the receiving end of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But internally, the dragon didn't feel like it was his place to judge on this particular matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also had mothers who were overly affectionate, so he was more aware of the great burden than anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asherah finally helped her son sit up, and resumed her peacekeeping position between herself and Abaddon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that all of the barbaric violence is out of the way, are we all ready to come to an amicable solution at this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abaddon looked like he was going to say something about her use of the word 'barbaric' when Michael suddenly spoke up first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We… concede.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1557,"2026-06-03T10:36:52.882Z","2026-06-03T10:36:53.620Z",1,"novelbin.me","a4e6ac15773dbe1d7fce0f6a5315d05a921e8f0c9ee08faafd9e061d46ad5c3b","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-770","first-demonic-dragon-chapter-769",1284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffirst-demonic-dragon-cover.jpg"]